# A map of the brain

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2011
- Speaker: Allan Jones
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_jones_a_map_of_the_brain)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, Allan Jones shows how his team is mapping which genes are turned on in each tiny region, and how it all connects up.

## Lectures

1. [A map of the brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/allan_jones_a_map_of_the_brain/d069d5dd60e3), 16 min (TED's player)